For Poway Unified School District Parents:

How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk

Create a climate for cooperation with bedtime and morning routines, communication and consequences that work! This series is based on the bestseller by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish. Included are the problem solving steps from the Second Step research-based curriculum your children are learning at school.

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Parenting A Gifted Child

Dealing with perfectionism, risk taking in learning new things, accepting failure and disappointment with grace!

Learn the research and triumph over the Screen Obsession Phenomena! Join Active Parenting of Teens – a fun, evidenced-based program by Michael Popkin, Ph.D. Bring out the best in your teen, increase respect, responsibility, and give consequences that work. Teach your teen the skills to prevent negative influences.​

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Teens (Tweens) In Action!

Tweens in Action is a high-energy, video-based program from the publishers of Active Parenting of Teens for… TWEENS (Current 5th Graders) and their PARENTS!

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Redirecting Children’s Behavior (NEW)

Are you tired of yelling, threatening and reminding? Do you want to become a more calm, confident parent? Learn how without using rewards and punishment! Join us for an understanding of why children misbehave and how to prevent it!

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﻿Reviews﻿

Hi Laurie,

I have attended the 1st two educational sessions of "How To Talk So Kids Will Listen".

I just wanted to send you an email to tell you that I find the sessions to be profoundly insightful! I am not only enjoying your refreshing sense of humor that you bring to the spot-on! examples, but your explanations of the concepts that you want us to understand are nothing short of revelations!

We have 3 children: ages 12, 10, 8 and although they are wonderful and blossoming into good people, I realize from your sessions how much time we are wasting on lectures and negativity. Your explanation at the end of the 1st session about the importance of self-confidence in children truly hit home for me. I am inspired to be the parent that I have wanted to be for the last 12 years, but couldn't really understand what I needed to work on.

I can only say that these sessions are exceeding my expectations by a million. I wish I had attended your sessions a decade ago. I apologize that I'm not a good volunteer during the sessions as I'm not very good "on the spot", but I love your use of volunteers and will make a better effort to help out.

I'm copying my husband on this email as I would like him to attend the sessions in January. I hope to get a sitter and join him as there are so many great pointers, I will need to hear them again!